Toni Bou has won the title of 2018 TrialGP World Champion in advance after winning the British GP, the penultimate scoring race on the calendar. This new title is the twelfth in a row he has won in this discipline, in addition to the other twelve he also holds in X-Trial.
Toni Bou
didn’t need victory in the British GP to mathematically win the world title, but his character and winning instinct made him go all out from qualifying, where he set the fastest time in both Q1 and Q2. In the race, the protagonist of the day was Miquel Gelabert, who led the Grand Prix with authority until the last four sections, which he had previously successfully overcome, but on the second lap he made a mistake and was separated from his first world championship victory.
This situation was intelligently exploited by Toni Bou, who beat the Sherco rider by two points, giving him the victory and world title in a season especially complicated by injuries and the high level of his rivals. Second place went to Adam Raga, who took the lead in the points jump-off to Gelabert, in a great race where a fiasco in the last section due to a mechanical problem was crucial to not achieve the victory.
In this context, the last race of the World Championship looks interesting in the fight for second and third position, where Fajardo and Busto meet, but with Raga just one point away from the places of honour.
In Trial2, victory in the final jump-off in favor of Toby Martin ahead of his great rival, Matteo Grattarolla. Both are playing for the world title in the last race with a narrow margin of just five points. Completing the podium is Gabriel Marcelli, who has practically confirmed the third final place in the championship.
EMMA BRISTOW, TRIALGPWOMEN WORLD CHAMPION
Emma Bristow remains unstoppable in the top women’s category. He counts his races by victories in the current campaign and this has allowed him to add his fifth world title, demonstrating solidity and superiority in his riding.
On the podium she was accompanied by the Norwegian Hakonsen and a brilliant Berta Abellán, who thus confirms the title of World Runner-up in a season where she has also been proclaimed European Champion.
In Trial2 Women, title and victory for Alex Bracanti after the jump-off with Rosita Leotta. The podium was completed by the German Sophia Ter Jung, who also achieved the third position in the championship. Madeleine Hoover is the new World Runner-up in the category.
